Some have forgotten, some choose not to remember, while many others remember that historical day like it were just yesterday. By early afternoon, there was a buzz about gunshots, the tarmac at the international airport, soldiers, a white van. Ninoy Aquino had been shot as he was descending the stairs to the tarmac escorted by uniformed soldiers. Recto Mercene, photojournalistI was at the Manila International Airport to shoot Ninoy’s arrival for the Times Journal, with a Nikon camera. When the news that Ninoy Aquino was shot, I was shocked, sad, and apprehensive.

Source: Philippine Star August 20, 2020 16:41 UTC